Followers

Duties of Project Engineer

The
Project Engineer bas
the primary responsibility of producing
a complete, accurate, biddable,
and buildable set ofplans for all the structures in a project. This responsibility
should be performed with the least possible manpower expenditures.

The
duties and traits ofthe Project Enginee.r that are conunon throughout Design
are listed on the attached sheets. It should be noted that these duties may be
extended or modified by factors such as the needs or desires ofthe Design
Engineer, the Project Engineer's experience or the particular project
requirements.

The
Duties of a Project Engineer

1. Planning

a)
Reviews
all preliminary reports
including advance planning studies
for the project. Proper shoulder widths, traffic and false work
clearances, approach slab status, and adequate stream flow and scour provisions
must be verified prior to developing the General Plan.

b)
Investigates statements or site data in
District reports which appear uneconomi­cal or inconsistent with policies.

NOTE: Some ofthe above tasks may be delegated to
individual designers. An

important
part of a Project Engineer's duties includes recognizing the need for

assistance
to meet schedules.

Duties
of a Project Engineer for "Combined Projects"

Combined
projects are defined as those that contain facilities other than bridges, such as
pumping plants, building, etc., typically designed by the
Electrical-Mechanical­Sanitary Branch or the Transportation Architecture
Branch.

It is
the responsibility of the Bridge
Project Engineer to
be the total
project coordinator for all
portions of the project produced within
the Office of Structure Design. This
coordination responsibility is to include knowledge of all supporting units progress, ability to deliver PS&E
on schedule, and for the exchange ofmutually
dependent design needs Ooads, foundation data, geom~tric conflicts,
etc.).

The
Traits of a Project Engineer

Designers
interested in developing into a Project Engineer must obtain their Profes­sional
Engineer License and know on what basis a Project Engineer is selected. To satisfy
this need, at least in part, the Design Engineers have listed the factors or
traits considered when selecting a Project Engineer.